TL;DR: In this article, the authors define the basis of performance management performance management processes performance planning defining objectives measuring performance managing performance throughout the year conducting performance reviews improving performance performance rating 360-degree feedback feedback, counselling and coaching performance management documentation managing organizational performance managing team performance personal development planning performance management and pay.
Abstract: Basis of performance management performance management processes performance planning defining objectives measuring performance managing performance throughout the year conducting performance reviews improving performance performance rating 360-degree feedback feedback, counselling and coaching performance management documentation managing organizational performance managing team performance personal development planning performance management and pay developing performance management performance management training evaluating performance management the practice of performance management conclusions.
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between on-the-job training, wages and job performance was studied by using the personnel records of a large manufacturing firm, and the main findings presented in this paper are: (1) Controlling for information on days spent in formal training programs reduces the returns to tenure by 18%; (2) First-difference models of wage growth which eliminate heterogeneity bias in wage levels show that training has a positive and significant effect on wage growth; (3) fixed-effects models that control for heterogeneity bias, still find a positive effect of training on
Abstract: This paper studies the relationships between on-the-job training, wages and job performance by using the personnel records of a large manufacturing firm. Utilizing a company database avoids the biases that generally result when individuals are unable to accurately recall the amount of training they received and/or when definitions of training vary across diverse firms. The main findings presented in this paper are: (1) Controlling for information on days spent in formal training programs reduces the returns to tenure by 18%; (2) First-difference models of wage growth which eliminate heterogeneity bias in wage levels show that training has a positive and significant effect on wage growth; (3) Fixed-effects models that control for heterogeneity bias in wage growth still find a positive and significant effect of training on wage growth; and (4) Training leads to an improvement in job performance, as measured by performance rating scores.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide strategies for improving construction safety performance through the analysis of numerical profiles of companies and projects with varying levels of safety performance, which can benefit contractors, specialty contractors and owners by providing them with objective strategies to consistently achieve better safety performance.
Abstract: This paper provides strategies for improving construction safety performance through the analysis of numerical profiles of companies and projects with varying levels of safety performance. This research per spective compliments much of the previous safety-related research, which tends to be more qualitative in nature, addressing "what" factors are important for success as opposed to "how much" is appropriate to achieve successful safety outcomes. Corporate safety coordinators completed questionnaires that solicited quantitative data (e.g., number of safety inspections, dollars spent on safety program, and percentage of time devoted to safety issues) at both the company and project levels. Several safety performance measures were investigated: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) incidence rates, experience modification rating (EMR), and a subjective project performance rating. Forty eight company programs and 69 individual project safety programs are included in the analysis. Results from the statistical data analysis point to several company- and project-specific factors that are statistically significant in improving safety performance. This paper can benefit contractors, specialty contractors, and owners by providing them with objective strategies to consistently achieve better safety performance.
TL;DR: The authors investigated the normative and psychometric properties of a teacher checklist, the Academic Performance Rating Scale (APRS), in a large sample of urban elementary scho..., and found that APRS is a good checklist for teachers.
Abstract: This study investigated the normative and psychometric properties of a recently developed teacher checklist, the Academic Performance Rating Scale (APRS), in a large sample of urban elementary scho...